When I returned
to London, I was delighted to discover that Dora’s aunts had decided to allow me to visit
her. So every Saturday and Sunday I walked
to their house in Putney, and spent the afternoons there. Sometimes Dora sang or played the guitar,
sometimes we walked by the river, and sometimes I brought Traddles or my aunt
with me. What happy times they were!
Mr
Spenlow had seemed a very rich man to me, but when he died the lawyers
discovered that Dora would not inherit much from him after all, as there anyone
would debts to pay. So I did not feel
worried that anyone would suspect me of marrying Dora for her money. Mr Spenlow’s frim lost a lot of business
after his death, and I realized I would have to find another profession. I had always been good at writing, so I continued
as secretary to Dr Strong, and also began reporting what was said in
parliament, for the daily newspapers. I even
wrote some stories, which were published in magazines, and was very pleased
with the money I was earning.
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